I heard a lot was different in the comics. My question is, should I start with the original Trigun comic or go straight to Maximum? And why are there only 8 english volumes of max when theres 11 japanese?

Start with the original Trigun. Maximum is the extension to the original comics, and all of the comics were turned into episodes. The comic is very good, at times, even better than the show. It shows all the stuff that they couldn't show you in the show itself. Anyways, start off with the thick Trigun Vol. 1 and go on from there. Once you can't find anymore standard Trigun volumes, go straight to Maximum, but, by all means, do NOT read maximum before the original comics.

squeakypants

Alright, thanks man. Any idea on where to get them for cheap? Best place I could find for import anime was http://www.thisisanime.com, and they have the comics for $8. Though I don't know the legitimacy of the site, or the shipping prices (I remember reading free shipping on orders over $100)